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One died and two others injured in road mishap

KOTA KINABALU: A 29 years old man died while two others severely injured when their Perodua Myvi crashed at Jalan Tun Fuad Stephen, near Sabah Ports, this morning.

The victim, Deandly bin Masintan, died while being rushed to the hospital, while his two friends, Mohd Hashim Iswat bin Zulfikar, 21, and Stanford Dayou, 29, are still being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2.

District Police Chief, ACP M. Chandra, said initial investigation at the scene discovered the accident happened when the victims’ Perodua Myvi coming from Kota Kinabalu heading to Likas crashed on the road divider and hit a tree.

The driver and both of the passengers were trapped inside the vehicle after the crash.

“The front passenger was severely injured and died while on the way to the hospital. The driver and the other passenger were also seriously injured and have been sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2 for immediate treatement,” he said. -SayangSabah